Wand Wields the Crown

Week 13 — Fancy Football IX

Crown recap

Congrats to Zachary Wand, who earned the crown at 134.0 by threading the needle between smart chalk and timely pivots. He rode a monster from Bijan Robinson (33.3) and the surging Kimani Vidal (23.7), while contrarian darts like Kayshon Boutte (13.5%, drafted by 3.3%) and Ladd McConkey (13.9) stacked steady points. Zach even survived a dud from Cardinals D/ST (3.0) and a modest outing from Jaxson Dart (13.6), a tidy reminder that balanced builds can carry the week.

Brian Salisbury nearly snatched the crown at 127.4 behind a classic stars-and-scrubs heater: Bijan Robinson (33.3), De’Von Achane (22.4), and Jakobi Meyers (21.3) did heavy lifting despite landmines like Browns D/ST (1.0) and Jerry Jeudy (5.6).

Near misses and one-offs

The chase pack was tight: Eric Wilde (122.8), Charlie Weller (122.5), and Evan Devoe (121.9) all finished within a dozen of the top. A true lone-wolf gem belonged to Bill Weller, who was the only manager to roll with Seahawks D/ST—they detonated for 30.0, helping Bill to 11th. On the flip side, Chris Chmielewski snagged the week’s nuclear score with A.J. Brown (38.2) but still landed 13th after the rest of the lineup cooled.

Chalk talk

• Good chalk paid: De’Von Achane (22.4, 43.3%) and Nico Collins (21.5, 20.0%) both delivered.
• Fragile chalk flopped: Titans D/ST (3.0, 20.0%) and Sam Darnold (4.1, 13.3%) torpedoed a slew of rosters. Stefon Diggs (5.6, 23.3%) and Kyren Williams (13.2, 30.0%) underwhelmed relative to expectations, while TreVeyon Henderson (11.6, 30.0%) was merely fine.
• Quiet winners: RJ Harvey (21.2, 3.3%) and Kyle Monangai (22.0, 6.7%) were sharp low-rostered hits. And a brutal zero from Christian Kirk cratered a couple of builds.

The bubble and the bank

Top-half earners grabbed their wins and cash, with Sean O’Neil nabbing the final pay spot in 15th (107.2). Ben Maier was the hard-luck bubble, just outside in 16th (103.9).

Standings snapshot

Eric Wilde’s heater rolls on—he climbs to second overall on a W5 streak. Zachary Wand jumps to fourth with a W4. It was a rough one for Michael Petty, who posted a season-worst 54.9 and slid to third, while Dwayne Richter’s slide extended to L5. With two weeks left, the crown race is tightening—and the Magic Wand is very much alive.